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Physicist held in France over 'terror links'

A man arrested in France on suspicion of links to terrorist organizations is a physicist who was working with the agency known for being home of the Large Hadron Collider -- the world's most powerful particle accelerator.

Austrian hostages released by terror group

Two hostages held by an al Qaeda group in Tunisia since February have been released, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Morocco arrests alleged terror plotters

Moroccan security services have broken up an alleged al Qaeda-linked terrorist network planning attacks in the North African country and in Belgium, Morocco's state-run news agency reported Monday.

Time running out for kidnapped Austrians

Austrian officials are seeking to secure the release of two Austrian nationals who were kidnapped by an al Qaeda group while vacationing in North Africa ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline.

Rescuers search for bomb survivors

More than 24 hours after twin bombings killed dozens in the Algerian capital, rescue workers continued to search for nearly a dozen people trapped beneath the debris of a partially collapsed United Nations building.

Time.com: The Terror Warning From Algeria

Terror experts in Europe fear the bombings in Algeria offer a prime example of how jihad could spread to Europe

Al Qaeda group says it targeted Algerian president

A militant Islamic group that recently renamed itself al Qaeda Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for two suicide attacks that killed dozens in Algeria -- including an assassination attempt on the country's president.

Al-Jazeera airs suicide-bombing video

The Al-Jazeera television network Tuesday aired footage purportedly showing one of the suicide bombings last month in Algeria that killed at least two dozen people.

Algeria on alert after bomb blasts

Algerian security forces have stepped up their presence on the streets of the capital, Algiers, one day after the city was shaken by two deadly bomb blasts and amid fears of a renewed insurgency in the north African country.

Report: Al Qaeda group claims deadly bombs

An al Qaeda-affiliated group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's two bomb blasts in Algiers that the state-run news agency Algerie Presse Service said killed at least 24 people and wounded 222.

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